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Trife living aka horrible experience with 20" rims

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Old 12-27-2009, 06:26 AM
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Angry Trife living aka horrible experience with 20" rims

When i bought my CL500 it came with 19" chrome Ashanti rims. I traded those Ashanti rims for used 20" chrome Lorisner rims which have been nothing but a headache since they were mounted on my vehicle. Well this evening I had an experience that I have never had before, 2 flats in 1 night. the front passenger side went flat on the highway then I but the spare tire on it, I was about 3 miles from my destination and en route when the back passenger tire went flat. I went to a gas station (1 mile walk) and pumped the tire with air then traveled back to my car and mounted it and drove home without further incident. Can someone tell me what the hell is going on?? My Mercedes mechanic informed me that all 4 rims were bent (some more then others)...So is this the reason y I am having this problem. And if so should I just go back to 19's? or just get a fresh set of 20's?
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I would check the seal between the 2-3 pcs of the wheel - when these wheels get bent and repaired or hit the right way the seal breaks - they usually have to be taken apart and resealed - have a local tire shop but them in water and see where the leak is coming from - you may also want to check the air valves for tightness
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